Friday, April 17, 2009

Grendel Zodiac References 

Zodiac signs and their corresponding chapters with page numbers for specific references: 

  • Chapter 1: Aries (Ram) 
  • Chapter 2: Taurus (Bull) 
  • Chapter 3: Gemini (Twins) 
  • Chapter 4: Cancer (Crab) 
  • Chapter 5: Leo (Lion) 
  • Chapter 6: Virgo (Virgin)
  • Chapter 7: Libra (Balance) 
  • Chapter 8: Scorpio (Scorpion) 
  • Chapter 9: Sagittarius (Archer)
  • Chapter 10: Capricorn (Goat) 
  • Chapter 11: Aquarius (Water-Bearer) 
  • Chapter 12: Pisces (Fish) 
 

From Sparknotes.com 

Themes and Motifs -- The Zodiac

The seasons are one example of a cycle that takes a year to complete; the zodiac, or astrological system, is another. Grendel is split into twelve chapters, each linked with one month of the year and one astrological sign. Gardner includes at least one allusion to each sign within its corresponding chapter. Chapter 1, for example, occurs under the sign of Aries, the Ram, and the ram is the creature with whom we findGrendel arguing as the novel opens. Some chapters feature their astrological signs more prominently than others: the chapters of Aries, Taurus, and Capricorn all feature significant encounters between Grendel and their representative animals. Some chapters and signs require a more interpretive reading. Wealtheow arrives during the month of Libra, the balance; appropriately, we see that she is indeed a force of balance, first between the Scyldings and the Helmings and later within Hart. The zodiac motif appears to have been a late addition to the Grendelmanuscript, and critics are still divided as to how much weight its symbolism should be given. 

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11 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 29, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    actually the dragon in Grendel is not real...

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  2. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    I disagree with Austin. Grendel actually struggles to face his true sexuality in the novel which is why he is foreseen as bipolar.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    Actually Ryan you are wrong... The psychological input of Grendel's thinking is not bipolar, he is simply just a lost child without any guidance from a figurative parent icon....

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  4. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    That's hogwash. It's obvious that his evil is exploited via his struggle with sexuality when stated in chapter 3 "The two groups would fight as allies....men swore" (Gardener, 37-38). Whatchu want now boiiii

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  5. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    The time you've taken shows that you obviously don't know this content.

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  6. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    i think you mean *Gardner.... anyway... as the book states "I find my self wracked at the pain of Wealthow's beauty"(Gardner,107) clearly states he is in love with a female, without him questioning his sexuality .

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  7. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:58 AM

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    I win.

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  8. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:58 AM

    Fight me...

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  9. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Come at me bro

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  10. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    You were right... I don't know what I'm talking about. You are so much better than me!

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  11. UnknownJanuary 13, 2014 at 7:15 PM

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